Hip Fracture Surgery Within 48 Hours

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Surgical Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

This indicator calculates the proportion of hip fractures surgically treated within 48 hours of a patient's initial admission to an acute care hospital, among patients age 18 and older.

Numerator

A subset of the denominator and represents the number of hip fracture episodes that were surgically treated within 48 hours of initial admission to an acute care hospital.

Denominator

The number of hip fracture episodes among patients age 18 and older that were surgically treated in an acute care hospital.

Exclusions

• Records with an invalid health card number • Records with an invalid code for province issuing health card number • Cadaveric donor or stillbirth records • Records with an invalid admission date or time • Records with an invalid discharge date or time • Records with an invalid procedure date or time • Records with a discharge status of dead on arrival • Medical assistance in dying (MAID)

Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

By age group, recorded sex or gender, neighbourhood income quintile, urban versus rural/remote, ambulatory care type and reporting level: National, Province/Territory, Region.

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods

Online tool: Your Health System

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025